Israeli Christmas tree in Haifa

RussiaToday | December 14, 2010

 

Residents of the northern Israeli city of Haifa may have to wait for trees to grow back after thousands were burnt in Israel's worst and deadliest forest fire.

Meanwhile, a local industrial designer, with the help of citizens who recycle their trash, has built a Christmas tree made of more than 5,000 plastic bottles.

The artist, Hadas Itzcovitch, spent a month building the tree with her family. They collected some 6,000 bottles from around the city, rejecting 1,000 because they wanted the tree to be advertisement-free.

Bottle caps were then used to fasten the tree together. Haifa is a mixed Jewish-Arab city with many Christian residents.

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